KNSO with Surfactant - Mid Pressure Test Stand Results
KNSO w/ B-1
Burn Time = 2.67 sec
Propellant wt. = 0.269 lb
Nozzle Throat = 0.0147 in2
Max Chamber Pressure = 1315 psi
Max Thrust = 29 lbs
Ave Thrust = 11.8 lbs = 52.5 N
Total Impulse = 140 N sec = 31.5 lb sec
Isp = 117
Motor Class = G 53
KNSO w/B-1
Burn time = 3.2 sec
Propellant wt. = 0.274 lb
Nozzle Throat = 0.0147 in2
Max Thrust = 25 lbs
Max Chamber Pressure = 1134 psi
Ave Thrust = 9.4 lbs = 41.8 N
Total Impulse = 134 N sec = 30 lb sec
Isp = 110 sec
Motor Class = G 42
KNSO w/Purex
Burn time = 3.26 sec
Propellant weight = 123.0g = 0.271lb
Throat area = 0.01568 in2
Max Thrust = 16.5 lbs
max pressure = 700 psi
Ave Thrust = 9.7 lbs = 43.2 N
Total impulse = 31.6 lb sec = 140.8 N sec
ISP = 117
Motor class = G 43
338 KNSO w/ B-1, silicone, and o-ring spacers
Max thrust = 29 lbs
Max Pressure = 890 psi
Thrust time = 3.52 sec
Propellant weight = 184.1g = 0.405lb
Average thrust = 13.3 lbs = 59.1 N
Total impulse = 208N sec = 46.8 lb sec
ISP = 116 sec
Motor Class = H59
Matterhorn type thrust curves. Indicative of a non-linear burn rate change as a certain chamber pressure level is
reached. This pressure level might be somewhere around 700 psi.
